Social life

Synonyms for push

Two senses of push live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsSocial life

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

We have to push a little to make the deadline!

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

drive

Same sentence, swapped: We have to drive a little to make the deadline!

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for push as it is used in the sentence above.

fight
promote
flounder

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

'Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

press

Same sentence, swapped: 'Now press hard,' said the doctor to the woman.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for push as it is used in the sentence above.

promote
nose
jerk

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

attendverbseetake charge of or deal withFoothillsHas a reason line bondverb, nountiecreate social or emotional tiesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line commandverb, nouncontrolexercise authoritative control or power overFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line commitverbpracticeengage in or performFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line compelverbobligeforce somebody to do somethingRidgelineHas a reason line privateadjectiveindividualconcerning one person exclusivelyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line prizenounawardsomething given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lotteryFoothillsHas a reason line probablyadverblikelywith considerable certaintyFoothills

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